🌲 Use tree(1) for quick navigation.
vim-tree integrates good old tree(1) into Vim and Nvim for all common operating systems.
The plugin provides a single command, :Tree
, and has no options. It is perfect
for quickly navigating and exploring complex directory hierarchies.
Use your favorite plugin manager. E.g. vim-plug:
Plug 'mhinz/vim-tree'
Then restart Vim and :PlugInstall
.
tree needs to be installed.
$ sudo apt-get install tree
$ brew install tree
tree.exe
from the bin
directory to the directory containing your
vim.exe
or nvim.exe
. E.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Vim\vim81\
.There are no options and only one command: :Tree
.
That command defaults to tree -n -F --dirsfirst --noreport
. It takes optional
arguments that will simply be added to the default, so :Tree -a
will run tree -n -F --dirsfirst --noreport -a
.
Use ? in the tree buffer to get a list of all mappings.
A few tips:
:Tree -L 3
.:Tree -Q
might provide more
readable output.To keep a navigator-like window open:
:leftabove 40vnew | Tree
Then use p
to open the current entry in the previous window.
To fold on directories:
autocmd FileType tree setlocal foldmethod=expr
tree
filetype.tree#GetPath()
returns the path of the current entry.Stupid example:
autocmd FileType tree
\ autocmd CursorMoved <buffer> execute 'pedit' tree#GetPath()
Now, every time you move the cursor to a file, it will be shown in the preview window.
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